Sir Terence David John Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you'. Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country whose largesse - and indeed treasury - is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. And particularly when your only visible means of support is a recently acquired qualification from the Guild of Assassins where running a kingdom and basic financial acumen were not prerequisites for course entry...

Pyramids

"'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you.' Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Teppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected, and your treasury is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. He'd had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen..."

Sarah Sammis

An enjoyable parody of the ancient Egyptian culture. Once I was able to sit down and spend some time with the book I read it in only a couple of hours. If one likes Egyptology, one will enjoy this book even if one hasn't read any other Discworld books.

It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed to do. After all, he's been trained at Ankh-Morpork's famed assassins' school, across the sea from the Kingdom of the Sun.First, there's the monumental task of building a suitable resting place for Dad -- a pyramid to end all pyramids. Then there are the myriad administrative duties, such as dealing with mad priests, sacred crocodiles, and marching mummies. And to top it all off, the adolescent pharaoh discovers deceit, betrayal -- not to mention aheadstrong handmaiden -- at the heart of his realm.

nonchi

Another amazing, heartwarming and incredibly funny story by sir. Terry. 
Discworld books are a must read for everyone who likes to read. You like to read? I bet u do... Do it now. Go read some discworld....

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Terry Thomas

This is one of the better Pratchetts. And that's really saying something. 

In the space of one book he deals with organized religion and faith, scientific progress in the service of military aims, conservative vs progressive mindsets, one's responsibility to ancestors and to oneself, the worth of privilege and the chains of office, along with a dozen other topics that he somehow weaves together seamlessly into a tale so captivating, charming and unreasonably funny that there were times I just had to put the book down and marvel at the sheer genius of the man.

Must-read for Pratchett fans, as well as a fantastic stand-alone tale that would serve as a good introduction to the man's inimitable style.

'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you.' Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Teppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected, and your treasury is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. Heâe(tm)d had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen...

Fraser Simons

This one was fun, but also a bit cringe, depending on the joke. It feels very Eurocentric in its look at cultures it clearly has no internet in understanding, aside from a pun or other play. And sometimes that’s fine… but other times it strays into outright problematic territory, probably a product of when it was written and obviously not willful intent. But yeah… does feel like punching down sometimes. 

Otherwise, it’s perfectly serviceable. I enjoyed the riddle of the Sphinx part and the weirdness of the pyramids. Does feel like it’s on shaky ground when it’s not outright British culture being the thing under the lens.

Pyramids

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